The Experiential Orchestra, conducted by James Blachly (MM Orchestra Conducting, 2013), has earned its first Grammy award.

Nominations for the 63rd Grammy Awards include two alumni and one current student from the UI School of Music.

The Percussive Arts Society award recognizes the contributions of the most highly regarded leaders in percussion education.

Dai-An Liu, an Artist Diploma candidate, won 4th Prize ex aequo in the 5th Hong Kong International Harp Competition in the Professional Pedal Division held in early October.

Due to the worldwide pandemic, the competition had 15 divisions, conducted online or onsite. The Professional Pedal Division attracted participants from throughout the world. 

Doctoral candidate in composition David Nguyen was awarded a second prize in the XIII International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition for his composition "Adumbrations."

Sponsored by Destellos Foundation of Mar del Plata, Argentina, the annual competition garners over 100 entries from across the globe, and is judged by an international panel. 

Music education student organization recognized for outstanding recruitment efforts.

Mark "Micky" Moore, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, was recently recognized by the International Tuba-Euphonium Association with the 2020 ITEA Teaching Award. 

Only the fifth time this award has been granted, Prof. Moore joins such illustrious pedagogues as Fritz Kaenzig, Donald Little, Phil Sinder and David Zerkel. Candidates for this award must be nominated and are chosen based on supporting letters from colleagues, and current and former students. 

Dani Nutting, DMA student in Flute Performance, is one of thirteen Illinois students and recent alumni who have accepted Fulbright Awards for study this fall.

Noël Wan is a winner of a 2019 Lyon & Healy Award.

Congratulations to Matthew Knight, winner of the 2018 JaFran Jones Award at the Midwest Chapter Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology